CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Mayfly or midge? You hear these terms all the time living in northern Ohio, especially along the lakeshore. Midges hatched along the Lake Erie shore Sunday night, are smaller ...

OREGON, Ohio (WTVG) - It’s that time of the year again when the water warms up and the Mayflies emerge in swarms so massive that it amazes and horrifies. But why are they called Mayflies when they ...

As summer nears, more outdoor activities will start. But if one of those activities is along the lake shore area or on Lake Erie within the next month, you want to be on the lookout for those infamous ...

BILLINGS – If you’ve ever wondered about the water quality in a stream, river or lake you are fishing, just ask a mayfly. Mayflies are winged insects that spend the early stages of their life ...

Targeting bass during a mayfly hatch is a great way to generate big bites in the summer months. Starting in May and running through September, mayflies emerge all across North America. Usually ...

An international group of scientists selected the mayfly because of its unique life cycle. A fully developed mayfly has only a few days to fly, mate and lay eggs before it dies. Good morning. I'm Lulu ...

Like it or not, mayflies are just a part of living along the lake. WTOL 11 took a trip to Point Place to see how things are going at a popular place for the not-so-popular bugs. If you take a trip ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- July is here and, unfortunately, so are the mayflies. These harmless but irritating insects have made their return in full force, and due to their incredible numbers, could even be seen ...

A single mayfly is a delicate creature—with its long, slender body, translucent wings, and two or three thread-like tails. But in the summertime, hordes of mayflies emerge from lakes and rivers to ...

A tiny mayfly that died 100 million years ago, but was preserved for perpetuity in amber, is helping to shed light on ancient ecosystems. About 100 million years ago, a tiny mayfly had a problem. Like ...

When Larry Hutchinson co-founded the Shade Creek Watershed Association in 1999, the waterway was orange and lifeless. And the grassroots group had little more than a few bold ideas of how they could ...